Friday, July 13, 2012

Update #5

These are all of Brian's meds. Pretty crazy!


Brian's hematocrit level in his blood is still very low, yesterday it increased a little from the initial drop but it needs to increase more. The doctor thinks there is blood in the lower chest cavity and in the spinal area that is causing his low levels. Later, they are going to do a CT scan to confirm if that is the case.

Surgery on his back will be postponed until Monday or later. 

Brain Pressure is still not stable, he had a pretty rough night again last night. He was posturing a lot, using not just his arms but shoulders as well. The doctor says this is good because it indicates the brain is beginning to wake up. The doctor pinched Brian pretty hard on his upper arms to get a reaction and Brian curled up his right arm which is outstanding! His left arm is still just posturing. Brian is going to have real sore muscles when he wakes up! 

Side note: I expounded on the story behind the picture in the post I put up last night. Read it for a laugh :), It is in the same post. 

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